Solid Edge ST4

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DRAFTSolid Edge ST4 Update Training

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Presented by: Steve Webb

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TopicsParts List

Table TitlesColumn HeadersHeaders MergingHeader RotateCell Aspect RatioCell FormattingOverriding Disabled CellsInserting User Defined RowsConvert Deleted Parts/Assemblies to User Defined RowsDisplay Control through ConfigurationMerge Vertical Cells with Same Value



TopicsDrawing Views

CaptionsDeleteDisplay while draggingFixed PositionBreak Lines

Section ViewsRibs

Sheet ScaleDimensionsDrawing View StyleAnnotations

SymbolsAuto balloon – Fastener SystemsCallout – Aspect RatioFeature Control FrameText Box



TopicsReattach CenterlineReattach Center marks



Parts List – Table TitlesWith ST4, users have the ability to control Fonts, Alignment and Auto-adjust aspect ratio to fit title width for Parts List Title

Alignment LeftCenterRightIndent

Adjust text to title width - when the length of the title exceeds the cell width, the aspect ratio (ratio of the width of the image to its height)of the title text automatically adjusts to fit the cell width



Parts List – Table TitlesOptionsFont – adjusts the font of the title textFont style – adjusts the font style of the title textFont size – adjusts the size of the textUnderline – underline title text



Parts List – Column HeadersColumn Header implemented for all tables (Table, Parts List, FOP Table and Bend Table)

Show headers – When checked, all header cells will display

Position – All header cells move togetherHeaderFooterBothNeither

Fixed header row height – the column header cells are a fixed height and are not derived from the text height



Parts List – Column Headers

Multiple Column Header Rows

Show two rows – the header of the specified column will have two independent cells for the header

Row number - which row in the column header the properties are being applied

Format Table Cells - displays the Format Table Cells dialog allowing the user to control the alignment and orientation



Parts List – Headers MergingFixed data row height - column header cells are fixed height and not derived from the text height

Merge with next header - merges vertical cells with same value. Column header cell is to be merged with the header cell adjacent to the right



Parts List – Header Rotate

Header OrientationHorizontal – default horizontal display of the text

Rotated –rotates the header text 90 degrees counterclockwiseVertical – displays each character in the header vertically one after another on separate text lines

When the column header is rotated, the rotation is 90 degrees counterclockwise

Justification still applies to the text in the cell



Parts List – Table StylesControlling Table styles

The line style between the two cells is controlled by the ‘Header Separator’ in the table style

Header-Data SeparatorHeader Separator



Parts List – Cell Aspect Ratio

Cells in tables have been enhanced so that the text within each cell adjusts the aspect ratio of the text to fit within the column width

Change the HeaderSelect column, Format Cells, Adjust text to column width

Change DataSelect column, FormatCells, Adjust text to column text



Parts List – Data

User can now control Font for any cellBold fontsItalic fontsUnderline fontJustification



Parts List – Overriding Disabled Cells

Disabled cells may be enabled for user override of the derived cell text

Allow Cell OverridesEnables the selected cells of defined columns so that the values may be changedAny changes to the original properties are not be reflected in the cells

Clear Cell OverridesSets the value of the cells back to the property text derived values



Parts List – Inserting UserDefined RowsInserting blank rows into derived tables (Parts List, Bend Table, and FOP table)

Rows may be inserted anywhere in a derived table

Sorting applies to the data displayed in the blank row

If inserted row is blank and sorting is enabled, the row may move because of the blank data in a sorted column



Parts List – Convert Deleted Parts/Assemblies to User Defined Rows

When a part or assembly is deleted, the parts list is updated to make that row user defined, instead of removing rows when parts and/or sub-assemblies are removed from the assembly

The item number for the converted row remains

If disabled the rows are deleted when the parts list is updated



Parts List – Display Controlthrough Configuration

Parts list display is based on a configuration, model view, or zone

Configuration is used to define what is displayed in the parts list

The Configuration combo box isdisabled and ignored when “Exploded list” is selected



Parts List – Merge Vertical Cellswith Same Value

Merge adjacent vertical cells in a column into a single cell

All tables (Parts List, FOP Table, and Bend Table)

Formatting optionsHorizontal alignment – Left, Center, Right, IndentVertical alignment – Top, Center, Bottom

DEMO 1



Drawing View CaptionsText and Color tab renamed to Caption



Drawing View CaptionsDrawing View style

Caption TypePrimary captionSecondary caption

Show – caption type displayed or not

Caption text - allows the userto enter the caption text for the selected caption type

Properties – Suffix, Annotation Sheet Number, View Scale, Angle of Rotation



Drawing View CaptionsFont – sets the font to be applied to the selected caption text

Font style – sets the style of the font to be applied to the selected caption text

Color – sets the color to be applied to the selected caption text

Separator – specifies whether there is a separator line between the primary and the secondary text

Alignment – specifies the alignment of the selected caption text

Aspect Ratio – sets the aspect ratio for the text in the selected caption



Drawing View CaptionsView Annotation Name – specifies the name for the view annotation

Annotation Sheet Number – specifies the sheet number annotation

View Scale – defines the text to be used for the view scale

Angle of Rotation – defines the angle of rotation for the view



Drawing View Captions –Quick Bar

Show Caption – available in all view type Quick Bar

Shading option – changes from a horizontal bar to vertical bar in all view type Quick Bar



Drawing View Captions –Viewing Plane

Text and Color tab has been renamed to Caption – all View Properties boxes

Same properties as Drawing View captionLeft arrow, Right arrowBoth arrows – displaycaption to the arrow



Drawing View Captions –Auto-Naming AnnotationsDrawing views and drawing view annotations being placed have a specific order to the naming conventions. Auto-Naming of View Annotations allows the user to define the derived order to use

Specify Annotation Letters – specifies the letters to be used in the annotation andopens a new window for selections of annotation formatting



Drawing View Captions –Auto-Naming AnnotationsTwo additional options:

Follow object creation sequenceFollow defined object sequence

If selecting “Follow defined object sequence”, the user is allowed to define the sequence



Drawing View Captions –Auto-Naming AnnotationsUser can specify four different lists containing annotation letters and numbers

Lists can be alphanumeric

No repetitive characters allowed

Special characters (Tab, new-line,carriage-return, space, and escape) are not allowed

If the objects exceed the letters specified in the list, user has an option to continue the list appended with either the same letters or with 1, 2, 3….by selecting the subscript option



Drawing View Delete Undo

Undo button is available if deleting the following:Drawing ViewsParts ListsBend Tables

DELET

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DELET

EOOPS

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OOPS!!!



Drawing View Display (w/drag)Drawing view dragging displays the geometry of the drawing view while it is being dragged

Only the drawing view being dragged displays the geometry

Any other drawing view that is aligned to the drawing view being dragged still displays the drawing view range box



Drawing View Display (w/drag)Show drag rectangle when full display time exceeds xx (milliseconds)

Specifies that drawing view geometry is displayed while moving (dragging) a drawing view, unless it takes longer than the specified time to move it. The default time limit is 200 millisecondsWhen the time limit is exceeded, an empty rectangle that represents the drawing view boundary displays instead of the drawing view geometry



Drawing View Fixed PositionLock drawing view position

Quick barSelect view – Lock

Lock from view properties

DEMO 2



Break Lines Support for both horizontal and vertical breaks in the same view



Break Lines – Cylindrical and Short Break

Short break-Curved – controls for Height and Pitch

Short break-Linear – controls for Height and Pitch



Break Lines – Cropped EdgesDrawing View Properties dialog box General tab to show/hide the break lines. Thus when the break lines are hidden, we can show the cropped edges

Unchecked Checked

DEMO 3



Broken Out Section EdgesA Broken Out Section cutout is not a real cut on the parts. It is a drawing representation to accurately display internal structure of the parts

The edges produced by the outline of the Broken Out Section are displayed only as a boundary for the hatch/fill area

Cut edge is displayed with thin lines

Line style options available in view properties

DEMO 4

Option Off

Option On



Hatch Rib in Section ViewSolid Edge option - Enable/Disable the creation of hatch in ribs cut in section views

Option can be set to Hatch or No HatchHatch – Ribs are considered part of the primary body and will be cut along with the primary bodyNo Hatch – Ribs are considered to be a separate body

The ribs are pulled off of the primary body and cut separately



Hatch Ribs - Section Views option

New property added to the Drawing View – Advanced tab to allow the Hatch ribs setting to be specified on drawing views separately

When checked, ribs are hatched

When unchecked, the special rib non-hatched rib processing is done on the section view



Hatch Ribs - Criteria for Rib Processing

The following rules apply to hatching and not hatching ribsNot hatching ribs applies to section, revolved section, and broken out section drawing viewsA rib is added to the list of ribs for possible inclusion in the non-hatch processing when the following criteria are met

A segment of a cutting plane must intersect the ribThe normal cutting of the rib would produce a hatched face in the section view



Hatch Ribs – Broken out Section

Broken Out Section views have special considerations as followsThe Broken Out Section profile must be on the same view as the cut is appliedMultiple cutouts can be made on a single drawing view. The hatch/non-hatch display of a rib is the same and is controlled collectively across multiple cutouts

DEMO 5



Sheet ScaleSet Sheet Scale - two options to set the sheet scale

Manual scale - The sheet scale can be set manually using the “Scale”and “Scale value” and is not associated with any Drawing View scaleDrawing view scale - The sheet scale is derived from a drawing view and is associative with that view

By default, sheet has “Manual scale” until a drawing view is placed using Drawing View wizard



Sheet ScaleUser can change the derived sheet scale from other views using the “Set sheet scale” command

Command also located on the shortcut menu of Sheet tab



DimensionsSupport for GB and ESKD templates

GB and ESKD styles added to Styles command



Dimensions – Override Pulled out Text

Text which is pulled off or out of a linear or angular dimension line is displayed according to the override Orientation and Position settings

Orientation - You can set the orientation to horizontal, vertical, perpendicular, or parallel with respect to the dimension linePosition - Sets the position of dimension text when it is pulled away from the dimension line

ST3 ST4



Dimensions - Degree Symbol on Angular Tolerance

Display the degree symbol to the angular tolerance value when angular tolerances are displayed



Dimensions - ISO/DIN Thread Dimension

Dimensions to a threaded diameter now display Hole Callout dataQuick Bar has a Hole Callout option

Supported by Draft, Sketch and PMI dimensions



Dimensions - Jogs to Dimension

Jogs can be added to Smart Dimension (linear, between two lines,diameter, etc.) and Distance Between dimensions that have two parallel linear projection lines

Adding jogs to projection lines is limited to the following dimension types:

Linear Dimensions.Symmetrical Diameter DimensionsCircular Diameter Dimensions (2 Projection Lines)

3D Dimensions in isometric views do not allow jogs

Supported in Draft, Sketch and PMI dimensions



Dimensions - Jogs to Dimension

Alt + click on one of the projection lines adds the jog

Jogs can be added to either or both projection lines

Multiple jogs may be added to each projection line

Alt + click on one of the key points associated with an inserted jog removes the jog



Dimensions - Zero Inch for Feet and Inch

When dimension units are set to feet-inch with fractional round off, a leading zero for the inch units will be displayed

Example, if the distance is 12.25 inches. The units set to feet-inch with fractional round off the readout would be "1-0 1/4" instead of the current "1-1/4"



Dimensions – Copy Attributes“Prefix Copier” as been rename to “Copy Attributes”

Dimension Styles can be copied from one dimension to another

DEMO 6



Drawing View Style

A Drawing View Style Options Tabs

NameCaptionCaption FormatLines



Drawing View Style

Name TabGives the style a name and description based on a standard



Drawing View Style

Caption TabDefines caption content

Drawing ViewView AnnotationsProperties



Drawing View Style

Caption Format TabSpecifies the appearance ofa drawing view caption andof a view annotation caption

FormattingLocation



Drawing View Style

Lines TabDefines the appearance of view annotations that use the drawing view style



Solid Edge Options - Drawing View Style

Drawing View Style – new option only exists in Draft

Use Drawing View Style Mapping - this is similar to the control on the ‘Use dimension style mapping’ on the ‘Dimension Style’ tab



Solid Edge Options - AnnotationNew Caption options

Show sheet number if parent annotation (e.g. cutting plane) and derived view (e.g. section view) do not reside on the same sheet

Displays a cross-reference between the sheet and the view annotation

Show drawing view scale if different fromsheet scale

When a drawing view is created that has a different scale than the sheet scale, automatically displays the drawing view scale in the caption

Show rotation angle if drawing view is rotatedIf a drawing view is rotated after placement, the rotation angle is displayed in the drawing view caption



Annotation SymbolsNew ANSI ASME symbols and ISO equivalent symbols have been added to bring the standards up to date.

SymbolsTranslation -Independency -Continuous Feature -All Over -Volvo Oval -Volvo Rectangular –Taper Angle(4 directions) –Centerline –Parting Line –Symmetric Taper Angle(2 directions) –GB Rotated View Counterclockwise –GB Rotated View Clockwise -



Annotation SymbolsNew JIS Weld Symbols

SymbolsJIS SpotJIS SeamKeyholeScarfStudContinuation fillet weld



Annotation SymbolsSelect Symbols and Values Dialog

Areas to display Symbols and Values DialogModify Dimension StyleDimension PropertiesDimension PrefixHole TableBend Table PropertiesFeature Control Frame PropertiesCallout PropertiesGOST Weld Symbol PropertiesProperty Text DialogDrawing View PropertiesText Box



Annotation - Auto balloon –Fastener Systems

Stack fastener system balloons automatically

You can do this when placing a balloonedparts list or when adding balloonsmanually with the Balloon command



Annotation - Auto balloon –Fastener Systems

You can arrange fastener systemballoons automatically in horizontalor vertical stacks

Text alignment can only be used withthe “underline” balloon type

DEMO 7



Annotation – Callout aspect ratioFull text formatting capabilities are available for all callouts in the Draft environment and for model PMI

Enhancements to Callout Properties Specify Aspect Ratio to charactersin a Callout



Annotation – Callout aspect ratioShow border outline - Displays a border around the callout text

Gap between border and textHorizontal - Specifies the spacebetween the callout text and thehorizontal edges of the border onthe calloutVertical - Specifies the spacebetween the callout text and thevertical edges of the border on thecallout

Fit width to contents - Automatically sizes the width of the callout box to its contents. Use this option to ensure that resolved property text always fits into an allotted space, such as in a title block cell in a drawing border



Annotation – Callout aspect ratioFixed width - Maintains the width of the calloutto be exactly the value specified in theadjacent box

Automatically adjust aspect ratio – Changesthe width of the characters in the callouttext, without changing their height.The new aspect ratio is applied to all of thecharacters in the callout text box, not justthe characters that exceed the specifiedcallout width



Annotation – Callout aspect ratioCalculated aspect ratio - Displays the current aspect ratio of the characters in the callout

Wrap text - Automatically word-wraps thetext that extends beyond the specifiedline width. A new line is started each timeone or more characters in a word exceedthe width of the callout box

All options are available for ‘PMI Callouts’ (included in the drawingview from model view)‘Draft Callouts’ in Draft environment ‘PMI Callouts’ in Part environment



Annotation – Callout aspect ratioCallout Quick Bar

Resizing CalloutThe user can resize onlythe width of the Callout

The height automatically changes once the user selects the wrap text option and reduces the width



Annotation – Callout aspect ratioLeader attachment and Leader handles

Handle for resizing the break line is located at the attachment point of break-line and border. This handle also flips the leader attachment to front (right) or back (left) of the Callout. The handle is not available when there is no break

DEMO 8



Feature Control Frames - HandlesFeature Control Frame (FCF) handles consistent with other annotation handles

Resizing the break line, flipping the leaderattachment and moving the break linealong the FCF borderAlt+drag break line handle for snapping to FCF key-points

Select the FCF and move freely anywhere on the screen

FCF has nine snap-points. Located at corners, midpoints of each side and one at center of the divider



Feature Control Frames –Orientation

Horizontal Vertical Perpendicular Parallel



Feature Control Frames - FlippingFlip the FCF at 90 and 270 degrees when attached to an entity without leader



Feature Control Frames -Composite

Increase the number of input fields to four lines

Each line has the option merge the composite with the upper line

DEMO 9



Text Box - Stack‘Stack’ button added to the Text Box Quick Bar to support insertion of fraction

Text – content to be stackedUpperLower

Style - Specifies the arrangement of stacked text or numbers

Stacked, Tolerance, Skewed, and Linear

Align normal text with - specifies how the surrounding, normal text is aligned with the stack



Text Box - StackSize of text relative to font size - specifies the font size of the stack as a percent

Auto Stack - applies stack formatting automatically to numbers and symbols as you type



Text Box – Bullets and Numbering Support for Bullets and Numbers

Choose the type listBullets (and select type of bullet) NumberedNo list

Numbered listRestart at “1”Continue Numbering

Bullet and Numbered listDecrease IndentIncrease Indent



Text Box – Bullets and Numbering By default the Bullets and Numbered list has a left indent of half-tab stop value and a hanging indent of half-tab stop value

At the end of the bulleted paragraph, when you hit ENTER to create a new paragraph, the bulleted list continues

When finished with your bulleted list,press ENTER and then select the‘No List’ option to turn off bullet formatting



Text Box – Bullets and Numbering Start at - Specifies the first number in the numbered list

The default is 1

Specifies the numbering format. Formats available:

11. 1)(1)



Text Box – Bullets and Numbering Increase Indent - increases the indentation of the current paragraph or the selected paragraphs

Decrease Indent - decreases the indentation of the current paragraph or the selected paragraphs



Text Box – Bullets and Numbering When the bullets/numbers are SELECTED, the following changes for these bullets/numbers can be made:

Text ScaleFont (Only for numbers. Not for bullets.)Font SizeColor BoldItalicUnderlineJustificationIndentsChange to bulleted list or numbered list or no list.



Text Box – Text Style New Indent and Spacing tab in the Text Style



Text Box – Fixed Width Text Box Text size is managed within the text box border, option available in the Quick Bar

Fit to Content – automatically sizes the width of the text box border to its contentsFixed Adjust Aspect Ratio – adjusts text size automatically to maintain the fixed width and height Fixed Wrap Text – automatically word-wraps the text that extends beyond the specified line width



Text Box – Insert Characters



Text Box – JustificationText Box Justification has nine options for justification

Quick Bar Justification has the same nine options

DEMO 10



Reattach CenterlineWhen centerlines become detached, they change color to the detached color like a dimension

Dimension Tracker lists the detached centerline annotation

If centerline was created with the (by 2 lines) type and the centerline becomes detached, it maintains the (by 2 line) type



Reattach CenterlineNew handles added to reattach centerline to changes in the drawing viewDrag both handle to reattach to update centerline

DEMO 11



Reattach Center Mark and Bolt Hole Circle

When center marks/bolt hole circle become detached, they change color to the detached color like a dimension does

Dimension Tracker lists the detached center marks/bolt hole circle annotation

A center marks/bolt hole circle become detached when a feature has been deleted




Drag handles to reattach center marks/bolt hole circle to changes in the drawing viewDrag dimension handles to reattach to update detached dimensions




Centerline handles can be reattached to any geometryATL+drag detachs and drops on new location

DEMO 12

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